VOA标准英语2010年-Odierno: Iran Funding Extremists in Ir

U.S. commander for Iraq, Gen. Ray Odierno, speaks at a press conference at the U.S. embassy in the Green Zone of Baghdad, Iraq (File Photo) The commander of U.S. forces in Iraq says Iran is fueling instability in neighboring Iraq by funding and train

布什再次探讨敏感的伊拉克问题(2008-07-31)

THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This has been a month of encouraging news from Iraq. Violence is down to its lowest level since the spring of 2004, and we're now in our third consecutive month with reduced violence levels holding steady. General Petrae

U.S. Military Women Closer Than Ever to Combat Zone

By Zlatica Hoke A growing number of American women are joining the U.S. Armed Forces to serve in an ever wider array of duties. In the past decade, they have eroded one of the last remaining barriers

VOA常速英语2007-Ceasefire Breaking Down: Deadly Combat In DRC

By Selah Hennessy Dakar 08 October 2007 Renegade general Laurent Nkunda says his rebel forces are abandoning a U.N.-mediated ceasefire with the Congolese government. Congo's defense minister says the government wants to use dialogue to solve the cris

2007年VOA标准英语-No More US Combat Troops to Be Based in Africa

By Al Pessin Pentagon 07 February 2007 U.S. officials say they have no plans to base additional combat forces in Africa as part of the creation of a separate U.S. military command for the continent, announced on Tuesday. The officials say the command

2007年VOA标准英语-US Forces Adapt to Non-Combat Role in Afghanist

By Malcolm Brown Washington, DC 22 January 2007 watch War in Afghanistan The U.S. military takes pride in its war-fighting ability, but its experience in Iraq and Afghanistan is forcing a re-examination of non-combat roles. Commanders accept that bo

VOA标准英语2008年-As Surge Ends, How Many US Troops Will Remain i

The U.S. troop surge in Iraq has now ended, with the top general's spokesman confirming to VOA that all the combat troops sent in last year to bolster security efforts have ended their tours of duty and left the country. But according to the Pentago

VOA标准英语2012--NATO Approves Plans to Transfer Combat Operations in Afghanistan

NATO Approves Plans to Transfer Combat Operations in Afghanistan After more than 10 years of war in Afghanistan following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, leaders of the 28 countries of NATO have agreed to wind down thei

VOA标准英语2010年-Last Full US Combat Brigade Leaves Ira

Military vehicles from last US combat unit in Iraq crosses Iraq's border into Kuwait, 18 Aug 2010 Two weeks ahead of a schedule set by President Barack Obama, the last large U.S. combat brigade has left Iraq. Pentagon officials stress that some Ameri

VOA标准英语2010年-Dogs Combat Bomb Threats in Afghanista

A major threat to NATO forces in Afghanistan comes from IEDs or improvised explosive devices. One way British forces are combating the threat is with dogs trained to detect explosives. It's a program cloaked in secrecy with officials refusing to give

VOA标准英语2012--Coalition Commander Says Afghan Plan Still Intact

Coalition Commander Says Afghan Plan Still Intact General Allen took command of international forces in Afghanistan last July. Since then, his mission has been to put himself out of a job - to train Afghan troops to take over, against a weakened Tali

VOA标准英语2010年-US Formally Ends Combat Mission in Ira

At a colorful ceremony in one of Saddam Hussein's old palaces outside Baghdad, the U.S. military formally ended its combat role in Iraq and passed command of the remaining 50,000 American troops to a new four-star general. A U.S. military band played

VOA标准英语2009年-US Troops in Iraq to Focus More on Support

The Pentagon announced Tuesday it will change the composition and mission of some troop units being deployed to Iraq in the coming months to reduce their combat role and increase their ability to train and support Iraqi forces. Pentagon spokesman Br

VOA双语新闻：布什称可考虑进一步减少驻伊美军

U.S. President George Bush says enough progress is being made in Iraq to enable the Pentagon to consider further reductions in force levels and cut troop tours. 美国总统布什说，已经在伊拉克取得足够的进展，使得美国国防部可以

2006年VOA标准英语-General Says US Already Implementing Iraq Panel

By Al Pessin Pentagon 01 December 2006 The commander of coalition forces in northern Iraq says the reported conclusions of the high-level Iraq Study Group in Washington reflect what his troops are already doing, and also reflect the goals already se

VOA标准英语2008年-Bush: Security Progress in Iraq May Enable US F

U.S. President George Bush says enough progress is being made in Iraq to enable the Pentagon to consider further reductions in force levels and cut troop tours. VOA White House Correspondent Paula Wolfson reports. President Bush says July has been a

Forces Will Not Back Down During Afghan Transition

NATO's secretary-general says foreign forces in Afghanistan will remain on combat duty during the scheduled transition to Afghan security control in 2014. That statement by Anders Fogh Rasmussen came after U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Ame

VOA标准英语2010年-Nations Prove More Willing to Combat P

Portuguese Naval Marines from the frigate 'lvares Cabral', guarding a group of suspected Somali pirates, during a joint operation with Seychelles and EU forces in the Somali Basin, off the Seychelles, against a pirate group that had attacked the-Span

2006年VOA标准英语-Iraq Study Group Calls for Major Military Chang

By Al Pessin Pentagon 06 December 2006 Some of the major recommendations of Wednesday's Iraq Study Group report involve changes in the U.S. military mission and strategy in the country. VOA Pentagon Correspondent Al Pessin reports on those recommend

Germany reveals Afghan troops withdrawal timetable

Germany reveals Afghan troops withdrawal timetable BERLIN, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Germany plans to cut the number of its troops in Afghanistan from 4,760 to 3,300 by the end of February 2014, top government officials said Wednesday. Foreign Minister Gui